It is more like... you know you are going to die and you dont necessarily go out doing things that will keep your name alive BUT you do things like... have kids, join a bunch of groups/clubs etc, you start getting your finances more in order...
I think that plastic surgery will help to buffer the death anxiety because 1. it will make you appear younger, 2. it will make you more attractive to a potential mate and thus 3. help you to have the children that are known to act as a death anxiety buffer.
but i totally know what you mean about scary people like the cat lady, or the lizard boy, or the living ken doll....
